diff --git a/package/dtv-scan-tables/Config.in b/package/dtv-scan-tables/Config.in
index 05a3b1c18..e102ca730 100644
--- a/package/dtv-scan-tables/Config.in
+++ b/package/dtv-scan-tables/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DTV_SCAN_TABLES
 	bool "dtv-scan-tables"
-	# dvb-apps installs its own set of transponder data
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_DVB_APPS
 	help
 	  The Digital TV scan tables.
 
diff --git a/package/dvb-apps/Config.in b/package/dvb-apps/Config.in
index ea0a12ff8..76b33aabb 100644
--- a/package/dvb-apps/Config.in
+++ b/package/dvb-apps/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DVB_APPS
 	bool "dvb-apps (transponders data)"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_DTV_SCAN_TABLES
 	help
 	  Install the DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T and ATSC transponders data.
 
diff --git a/package/dvb-apps/dvb-apps.mk b/package/dvb-apps/dvb-apps.mk
index e35125876..5f576e079 100644
--- a/package/dvb-apps/dvb-apps.mk
+++ b/package/dvb-apps/dvb-apps.mk
@@ -8,21 +8,13 @@ DVB_APPS_VERSION        = be76da69f250
 DVB_APPS_SITE           = http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps
 DVB_APPS_SITE_METHOD    = hg
 
-# We just install the transponders data. As this is not a 'work' as per
-# traditional copyright, but just a collection of 'facts', there's probably
-# no license to apply to these data files.
-# To be noted however, is that the dvb-apps package bundles a copy of the
-# GPLv2 and a copy of the LGPLv2.1, and that some of the source files refer
-# to either the GPLv2+ or the LGPLv2.1+.
-# But since we do not use any of those source files, their license do not
-# apply to us.
-DVB_APPS_LICENSE        = unknown (probably public domain)
+DVB_APPS_DEPENDENCIES   = dtv-scan-tables
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DVB_APPS_UTILS),y)
 # Utilitiess are selected, build and install everything
 
-DVB_APPS_LICENSE       += GPLv2 GPLv2+ LGPLv2.1+
-DVB_APPS_LICENSE_FILES += COPYING COPYING.LGPL
+DVB_APPS_LICENSE        = GPLv2 GPLv2+ LGPLv2.1+
+DVB_APPS_LICENSE_FILES  = COPYING COPYING.LGPL
 
 DVB_APPS_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
 
@@ -47,13 +39,8 @@ define DVB_APPS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 endef
 
 else
-# Utilities are not selected, just install the scan files
-define DVB_APPS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	for i in atsc dvb-c dvb-s dvb-t; do \
-		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/dvb/$$i; \
-		$(INSTALL) $(@D)/util/scan/$$i/* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/dvb/$$i; \
-	done
-endef
+# We do not really install anything, so there's no license
+DVB_APPS_LICENSE        = none
 endif
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))